Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 28 2010:
Nine persons, including four KCP (MC) activists and five members of a gang have been rounded up from Imphal East and Thoubal district areas on August 27 by State forces while troops of 22 Grenadiers of 26 Sector Assam Rifles safely exploded an IED which was detected at New Samtal area today.
A PRO IGAR (S) release said the IED was located at around 11.30 am today.
According to a statement of SSP (Thoubal) Clay Khongsai Thoubal police commandos and Kakching police station personnel launched search operation yesterday in and around Keirak Mamang Leikai where a crude bomb was exploded by unidentified persons near a wooden bridge in the locality, at around 7.30 pm of August 26 .
During the course of the search operation, five members of a gang were apprehended, said the SSP who identified one as Huirem Opendro Singh (32) s/o H Ibopishak Singh of Keirak Usham Leikai, and the other four all from Keirak Mamang Leikai residents as Shukham Naoba alias Nanaoba Singh (23) s/o Sh Inaoba Singh; Shukham Naocha Singh alias Maikesh (23) s/o Sh Bosamani; Thokchom Kanta Singh (23) s/o th Nimai Singh; and Ningthoujam Sarat Singh (27) s/o N Biramani Singh.
In addition to informing that Huirem Opendro Singh, who is also a Panchayat Member is the gangsters' master-brain, the SSP statement conveyed that the arrested persons disclosed that they intended to form a gang and had carried out the crude bomb explosion on a trial basis.
On the otherhand, SP (IE) Th Radheshyam said in a statement that four KCP (MC) activists involved in extortion activities and collected information about movements of security forces have been hauled up from their respective houses located at Singjamei Wangma bheigyabati Leikai on August 27 morning.
All four reportedly disclosed during interrogation of joining the armed group this year through one Taba devi, under whose command they carried out extortion activities.
It is informed that a team of Imphal East district police commandos arrested one longjam Surjit alias Ibungo Singh (30) s/o (L) L Ibochou Singh and recovered a demand letter of Rs 10 lakhs addressed to one Laiyonjam Mudhuchandra.
The other KCP (MC) trio have been identified as Bachaspatimayum Momo alias Rajesh Sharma (30) s/o B Nandakumar Sharma; Kshetrimayum Gandhi Singh (41) s/o (L) Ksh Ibohal Singh and Chingakham Jogamani alias Teicha Singh (35) s/o Ch Tomba.